Rethinking Energy Use

dublin | environment | event notice Tuesday April 11, 2006 18:50 by Martin Giannini - Cultivate Centre convergence at sustainable dot ie 15-19 Essex St West, Temple Bar, Dublin 01 674 6396

Exploring our options and pathways to a low energy future

A conference for design and energy professionals, planners, business leaders and policy makers to explore our options and pathways to a low energy future.

Rethinking Energy Use
Friday 21 April 2006
09.30-17.30
€100/€60

Exploring our options and pathways to a low energy future.
Supported by Comhar: The National Partnership for Sustainable Development

The implications of rising energy prices and our obligation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have brought us to a point where we now need to rethink how we use energy. If we act decisively this could mean a healthier, more fulfilled and ethical way of life that values efficiency, community and sustainability.

This conference will bring together policy makers, business and design leaders and people working in the energy sector to explore Ireland's options and pathways to a low energy future. Particular regard will be given to peak oil and climate change.

This event will explore how we can improve the energy performance of electrical and electronic goods, the manufacturing process and our buildings and the built environment. Energy efficiency is one of the cheapest and easiest ways to reduce demand. How we communicate this and what policy options are available to lower our energy use and emissions will also be discussed.

Combining analysis, conceptual frameworks and real-life case studies, this highly participative event moves beyond chalk-and-talk, to engage and challenge delegates to think through the implications and opportunities of higher energy prices.
Target Audience

Design professionals, business leaders, energy agencies, policy makers and anyone interested in responding positively to the challenges of Climate Change and Peak Oil.

Speakers include...

Frank Convery - Chair of COMHAR, Gerard O'Neil - Chief Executive of Amarach Consulting, Richard Douthwaite - Economist with FEASTA, Dorothy Maxwell - Director of the Environment Unit of Enterprise Ireland, Declan Meally - Head of Industry Sustainable Energy Ireland , Raymond McEvoy - Director of Manufacturing Excellence, Emer O'Siochru - Director of EOS Architects , Pauric Davis - Director of Davis Associates, Tomas O'Leary - Director MosArt, Dr David Fleming - UK Energy Consultant, and Eamon Ryan TD

For more information call Davie Philip on 01 6746396.

To book call 01 6745773.

Convergence

This event is part of the eleventh Convergence Sustainable Living Festival taking place from April 19th to 23rd and focused on the topic of 'Learning To Live With Less Fossil Fuel'. The Convergence Festival brings together leading thinkers in the area of sustainable living and demonstrates innovative best practices. For the last six years, Sustainable Ireland have organised a series of week long festivals that have used brilliant speakers, fantastic artists, and inspiring films to demonstrate that it is possible and practical to live fulfilled lives without damaging the ability of future generations to live their's.

Programme

08.30-09.00 Registration

09.15-09.30 Welcome and Introduction by Professor Frank Convery , the new Chairman of Comhar; the National Sustainable Development Partnership

09.30-10.15 Putting Our Energy Issues into Context

Gerard O'Neil - Chief Executive, Amárach Consulting. ' The Business Implications of Peak Oil'

Richard Douthwaite -Economist with FEASTA - 'Envisioning a sustainable Ireland from an energy availability perspective.'

10.15-10.45 Café Discussion

10.45-11.00 Break

11.00-11.15 Introduction from the chair of the 2nd session Dorothy Maxwell, Environment Unit of Enterprise Ireland

11.15-11.45 Reducing Our Use of Energy

Declan Meally - Head of Industry Sustainable Energy Ireland, Reducing the energy intensity of the enterprise sector

Raymond McEvoy - Director of Manufacturing Excellence, 'Clean & Lean Manufacturing '

11.45-12.15 Café Discussion

12.15-13.00 Morning plenary

13.30-14.30 Network Lunch (catered)

14.30-14.45 Introduction by Emer O'Siochru from EOS Architects the chair of the third session

14.45-15.30 Reducing our energy usage in the built environment - Case studies

Pauric Davis - Director Davis Associates - Emerald Project, Dublin

Tomas O'Leary - Director MosArt Landscape - Architecture - Research

15.30-16.00 Break

16.00-16.10 Introduction Eamon Ryan TD
16.10-16.30 Policy pathways to a low energy world

Dr David Fleming - UK Energy Consultant

16.30-17.30 Plenary Discussion

17.30 Close

Cultivate Centre
15-19 Essex Street West
Old City, Temple Bar
Dublin 8
tel 01 6746396